Thermal conductivity of graphite/aluminum and graphite/copper composites

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 478-510

  Lambert, M A ^a   Fletcher, L S ^b  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Conduction; Electronic equipment; Thermophysical properties

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; COPPER; FABRICATION; GRAPHITE; GRAPHITE FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; GRAPHITE FIBERS; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; THERMAL EXPANSION;

PRESSURE CASTING UNIT;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 0141927670     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2825869     Document Type: Article

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